Which colleges are most affordable for Texas residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Texas residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Texas.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock Christian University | 3400 | 45100 | 0.9246 | 1,313 | 1104 | 0.731 | |
| 2 | Rice University | 5800 | 85000 | 0.9319 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | Wiley University | 7200 | 19400 | 0.6285 | 712 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Midland College | 7900 | 16400 | 0.5162 | 5,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Grayson College | 8300 | 17100 | 0.5143 | 4,324 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Trinity Valley Community College | 8900 | 19700 | 0.5503 | 5,961 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10200 | 10300 | 0.0106 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 8 | San Jacinto Community College | 10700 | 14300 | 0.2516 | 31,812 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Weatherford College | 11000 | 11900 | 0.0756 | 6,520 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jarvis Christian University | 11900 | 26400 | 0.5493 | 577 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Galveston College | 12700 | 21700 | 0.415 | 2,405 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Lamar University | 12800 | 23000 | 0.4413 | 8,184 | 1050 | 0.8641 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 13000 | 25100 | 0.4809 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13000 | 25800 | 0.4962 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 15 | Texas College | 13100 | 21700 | 0.3954 | 614 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Sul Ross State University | 13300 | 27300 | 0.5133 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 17 | East Texas A&M University | 13500 | 30100 | 0.5515 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19500 | 0.3073 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 19 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.8052 | 2,518 | 1423 | 0.2592 | |
| 20 | Paul Quinn College | 14100 | 26700 | 0.4718 | 620 | 915 | 0.4028 | |
| 21 | Texas Woman's University | 14200 | 23300 | 0.39 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 22 | Midwestern State University | 14500 | 21800 | 0.3324 | 4,303 | 1010 | 0.9352 | |
| 23 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15000 | 23500 | 0.36 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 24 | Tyler Junior College | 15100 | 19000 | 0.2087 | 11,885 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3988 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 26 | Texas State University | 15700 | 25500 | 0.386 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 26 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 15700 | 25000 | 0.3713 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 15900 | 25000 | 0.3628 | 7,683 | 1120 | 0.9402 | |
| 29 | Collin County Community College District | 16100 | 23900 | 0.3257 | 39,548 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16300 | 26200 | 0.3768 | 21,118 | 980 | 0.9992 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16400 | 27800 | 0.4093 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 32 | University of North Texas | 16500 | 26200 | 0.3709 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 33 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16800 | 28000 | 0.4016 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 34 | University of Houston | 16900 | 22000 | 0.2315 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 35 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17000 | 29900 | 0.4305 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 36 | Prairie View A & M University | 17300 | 25400 | 0.3193 | 8,877 | 975 | 0.7931 | |
| 36 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27000 | 0.3599 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 38 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17600 | 20800 | 0.1527 | 8,320 | 1090 | 0.8858 | |
| 39 | Texas A&M International University | 17800 | 25100 | 0.2902 | 7,210 | 995 | 0.4437 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 18100 | 34000 | 0.4676 | 1,982 | 1000 | 0.6354 | |
| 41 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28700 | 0.3678 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 42 | Navarro College | 18300 | 24800 | 0.261 | 6,557 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Hardin-Simmons University | 18500 | 47900 | 0.6146 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.9 | |
| 44 | North American University | 18800 | 43700 | 0.5694 | 609 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | University of Houston-Victoria | 19200 | 25000 | 0.2336 | 2,627 | 1095 | 0.959 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 20100 | 51800 | 0.6111 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 46 | Wayland Baptist University | 20100 | 36500 | 0.4494 | 2,087 | 1010 | 0.5596 | |
| 48 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 20600 | 53000 | 0.611 | 1,108 | 990 | 0.6578 | |
| 49 | Angelo State University | 20800 | 23100 | 0.0986 | 9,702 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 49 | Texas Southern University | 20800 | 25500 | 0.1847 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 51 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,254 | 1080 | 0.8955 | |
| 51 | West Texas A & M University | 21000 | 29100 | 0.2787 | 6,926 | 1060 | 0.9868 | |
| 53 | Schreiner University | 21200 | 52600 | 0.5968 | 1,120 | 1070 | 0.882 | |
| 54 | East Texas Baptist University | 21600 | 46800 | 0.5383 | 1,634 | 1025 | 0.5776 | |
| 55 | Texas Tech University | 22100 | 27200 | 0.1903 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 56 | University of St Thomas | 22200 | 50200 | 0.5582 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 57 | Nelson University | 22400 | 54800 | 0.5908 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 58 | Arlington Baptist University | 23400 | 41900 | 0.4409 | 284 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 23400 | 30000 | 0.2196 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 60 | Dallas Christian College | 24200 | 42800 | 0.4341 | 224 | 941 | 0.218 | |
| 61 | Texas Wesleyan University | 24300 | 60700 | 0.5999 | 1,796 | 1060 | 0.6916 | |
| 62 | Austin College | 24600 | 71900 | 0.6583 | 1,165 | 1214 | 0.4765 | |
| 62 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5434 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 64 | Houston Christian University | 24800 | 55600 | 0.554 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8444 | |
| 64 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 42500 | 0.4163 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 66 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 1,024 | 1043 | 0.3909 | |
| 67 | LeTourneau University | 26000 | 54200 | 0.5201 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 68 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5593 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 69 | Texas Lutheran University | 26800 | 55400 | 0.5174 | 1,319 | 1150 | 0.9571 | |
| 70 | University of the Incarnate Word | 27200 | 61500 | 0.5577 | 4,638 | 1030 | 0.9814 | |
| 71 | Dallas Baptist University | 27900 | 63500 | 0.5605 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 72 | Saint Edward's University | 28100 | 71400 | 0.6061 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 73 | University of Dallas | 29600 | 79200 | 0.6259 | 1,444 | 1235 | 0.5344 | |
| 74 | Southwestern University | 34000 | 81300 | 0.5816 | 1,440 | 1240 | 0.4305 | |
| 75 | Howard Payne University | 34500 | 54500 | 0.3675 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 76 | Concordia University Texas | 34900 | 45800 | 0.2378 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 77 | Baylor University | 35600 | 68100 | 0.4779 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 78 | Abilene Christian University | 38300 | 58900 | 0.3501 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 79 | Texas Christian University | 41700 | 81100 | 0.4859 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 80 | Southern Methodist University | 42500 | 89400 | 0.5247 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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